Planning application
12 Higham Gardens Tonbridge Kent TN10 4HZ
Works: Trees
Permission granted. Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses.
Proposal
T1 Oak (applicant's ref) at front, reduce, thinning regrowth from previous reduction, shortening laterally and in height by approx 2 metres (T4 of Tree Preservation Order). T2 (applicant's ref) Beech to the rear - reduce, thinning regrowth to previous pruning points, shortening height and laterally by appx one metre (standing in group G2 of Tree Preservation Order)
As published by the council, reference 22/02863/TPOC
Application record
- Reference
- 22/02863/TPOC
- Type
- Tree Preservation Order Consent
- Status
- Decided
- Decision
- Approved
- Received
- 23 Dec 2022
- Validated
- 23 Dec 2022
- Decided
- 7 Feb 2023
- Ward
- Higham
- Parish
- Tonbridge
- Decision by
- Delegated Decision
- Postcode
- TN10 4HZ
Timeline
Dates from the published record
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23 Dec 2022
Received by Tonbridge and Malling
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7 Feb 2023
Decision issued: Approved
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1 Sep 2026
Added to PlanIndex
Documents
Plans, drawings, consultee responses and the officer's report
4 documents on file for this application
A planning file usually holds the application form, drawings and site plans, consultee responses, the officer's report and the decision notice.
Trade members open them from here.
Open the documentsWhat a grant of permission means
The process from here
Permission has been granted, usually subject to conditions listed on the decision notice, some of which must be discharged before work starts. The decision notice on the council portal sets out exactly what was approved.
Work must normally begin within three years of the decision or the permission lapses. Neighbours cannot appeal a grant; challenging one means judicial review of how the decision was made, within tight time limits.
About trees applications
How this application type works
Tree applications cover work to protected trees: those under a tree preservation order need consent for pruning or felling, and trees in a conservation area need six weeks written notice before work starts. The council assesses the amenity value of the tree and can refuse consent, approve it with conditions, or in conservation areas make a preservation order in response.
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